Blues were undone by two late Gary Hooper goals, when they had taken the lead through Clayton Donaldson's first strike for three months.

The Jamaica international had other opportunities, one when put through in the first half and one from Jacques Maghoma's pull back in the second - both were saved by substitute goalkeeper Lewis Price.

The Wednesday 'keeper had come on in the first period after Kieran Westwood was injured in a collision with Sam Hutchinson.

Brian Dick's man of the match against the Owls

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"I am disappointed we couldn't get that second goal which at that point maybe would have deflated Sheffield Wednesday," Rowett said.

"The game was incredibly frustrating, not least because I felt we started really well.

"I hope the goalkeeper is OK, that's my first thought, but the fact the game stopped for ten minutes really took the impetus out of it.

"We got it back really well and apart from a couple of counter-attacks really dominated that first half in terms positions and chances. A great chance for Clayton. I thought he should have done better.

"Then we got the goal and to go in at 1-0 I was really, really pleased.

"I just felt we needed to do a little bit more to stop the game becoming too open at times.

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Blues v Sheffield Wednesday reaction

When you have got the attacking players that Sheffield Wednesday got you know they only need one chance.

"In the second half we started pretty well and got another great chance when we should have gone 2-0 up.

"Clayts has the first chance, the keeper saves it then Will comes in and tries to scoop it from a poor position. I think if he misses it Jon Toral has a tap in two yards behind him.

"I think in the second half we just got caught up in that 'We are 1-0 up do we push too far forward or drop too deep' and against a team like Sheffield one moment can change a game and they have got the players to do that.

"It was one loss in ten before today, we were on a really good run, we have had some tremendous performances. I wouldn't say today was a poor performance things just went against us."